Led by Frank White, who stroked three hits, knocked in two runs and scored another, the Royals breezed past the Tigers, 7-2. White doubled home Freddie Patek in the third inning, stole third and scored on a sacrifice fly by Hal McRae. The second baseman also had an RBI single in the seventh. The Royals scored first in the second inning on a walk and consecutive singles by White and Joe Zdeb. Amos Otis hit a solo home run in the third. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 7, Detroit Tigers 2

Game Played on Thursday, June 15, 1978 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Tigers 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 10 2 Royals 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 x - 7 14 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 5 0 0 0 0 3 .260 Zdeb lf 3 0 1 1 0 1 .310 Kemp lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .299 Poquette ph,lf 2 1 1 0 0 0 .245 Staub dh 4 1 2 0 0 0 .286 McRae dh 4 0 1 1 0 0 .271 Thompson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .288 Brett 3b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .315 May c 4 0 1 1 0 2 .285 Otis cf 2 2 1 1 3 0 .293 Stanley rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .231 Cowens rf 5 0 1 1 0 0 .252 Whitaker 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .299 Wathan 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .284 Hurdle 1b 5 0 2 0 0 1 .245 Trammell ss 4 0 3 0 0 0 .285 LaCock 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Sykes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Porter c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .301 Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Patek ss 3 2 1 0 1 0 .273 Hiller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 White 2b 4 1 3 2 0 0 .297 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 2 10 2 1 8 Totals 35 7 14 7 5 3 Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 19,721 Left on Base: Tigers 8, Royals 11 DP: Tigers 1, Royals 1 Errors: May, Trammell Doubles: Whitaker (3), White (13), Cowens (9) Triples: Poquette (2) Home Runs: Otis (10) Stolen Bases: White (8), Brett (5), Patek (14) Sacrifice Flies: McRae (4), Brett (3) GIDP: Stanley (1), Poquette (3) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sykes L(3-4) 3 7 4 2 2 0 1 18 3.51 Morris 3.1 6 2 2 2 1 0 18 4.28 Hiller 1.2 1 1 1 1 2 0 6 2.49 Totals 8 14 7 5 5 3 1 42 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard W(6-9) 9 10 2 2 1 8 0 37 3.96 Totals 9 10 2 2 1 8 0 37 Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Dave Phillips TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Kemp grounded out (second to first); Staub grounded out (first to second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Zdeb flied out to left; McRae singled to left; Brett singled to left [McRae out at third (left to third), Brett to second (on throw to 3b)]; Otis walked; Cowens lined to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. TIGERS 2ND: HURDLE REPLACED WATHAN (PLAYING 1B); Thompson singled to right; May popped to catcher in foul territory; Stanley grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Thompson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Hurdle grounded out (second to first); Porter lined to center; Patek walked; White singled to center [Patek to second]; Zdeb singled to right [Patek scored, White to third]; McRae lined to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 1. TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Trammell singled to center; LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 3RD: Brett grounded out (second to first); Otis homered; Cowens flied out to center; Hurdle singled to right; Porter grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 2. TIGERS 4TH: Kemp walked; Staub singled to center [Kemp to second]; Thompson was called out on strikes; May singled to right [Kemp scored, Staub to second]; Stanley singled to center [Staub scored, May to second]; Whitaker forced Stanley (shortstop to second) [May to third]; Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 2. ROYALS 4TH: Patek reached on an error by Trammell; White doubled to left [Patek scored (unearned)]; MORRIS REPLACED SYKES (PITCHING); White stole third; Zdeb struck out; McRae hit a sacrifice fly to center [White scored (unearned)]; Brett singled to right; Brett stole second [Brett to third (error by May)]; Otis lined to second; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 4. TIGERS 5TH: Trammell singled to left; LeFlore forced Trammell (shortstop to second); Kemp popped to shortstop; Staub singled to right [LeFlore to third]; Thompson flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 4. ROYALS 5TH: Cowens flied out to right; Hurdle singled to right; Porter singled to right [Hurdle to second]; Patek forced Porter (shortstop to second) [Hurdle to third]; Patek stole second; White grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 4. TIGERS 6TH: May was called out on strikes; Stanley lined to left; Whitaker doubled to left; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 4. ROYALS 6TH: POQUETTE BATTED FOR ZDEB; Poquette tripled to left; McRae grounded out (third to first); Brett hit a sacrifice fly to center [Poquette scored]; Otis walked; Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 5. TIGERS 7TH: POQUETTE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Trammell grounded out (third to first); LeFlore struck out; Kemp singled to center; Staub popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 5. ROYALS 7TH: Hurdle flied out to left; Porter walked; Patek singled to center [Porter to third]; White singled to left [Porter scored, Patek to third]; HILLER REPLACED MORRIS (PITCHING); Poquette grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [White out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 6. TIGERS 8TH: Thompson struck out; May was called out on strikes; Stanley flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 6. ROYALS 8TH: McRae flied out to center; Brett was called out on strikes; Otis walked; Cowens doubled to left [Otis scored]; Hurdle was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 7. TIGERS 9TH: LACOCK REPLACED HURDLE (PLAYING 1B); Whitaker struck out; Rodriguez flied out to right; Trammell singled to left; LeFlore forced Trammell (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 7.

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